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dye

[dahy] / daɪ /
NOUN
coloring agent
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WEAK
bleach whitener


VERB
change color with mixture
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The findings will also guide future dye tracing experiments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

In recent years, toxic black dye had been put into the water at the "Blue Lagoon" to put people off swimming.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Scratchy and stiff, it stinks of the stale urine used to set the dye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Lucky for her I have to dye it back by Monday.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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